WEAKNESSES IN SOIL BANK A couple years ago , an Illinois farmer came into m office , sat down and explained his Soil-Bank Plan . It _wj a nice visit , and the merits of the proposed program wei duly reported . But today , Melvin P . Gehlbach , Lincoln , 111 ., _farme and farm management specialist , termed by Secretary Bei son as the Genesis of the soil-bank plan , asserts a di ferent approach is being used in the . Administration s pr &amp;lt; gram . Mr . Gehlbach had testified before the full Hous committee on agriculture in the Capitol April 15 , 1954 . His plan would pay farmers an incentive to shii acres to soil-building crops in excess of a minimum bast The administration s Acreage Reserve Program is limite &amp;lt; to under planting of acreage allotments for the basic crop ; It is reported that in the Corn Belt 60 per cent o the farmers are not in compliance with corn allotments Here the program would fail , Mr . Gehlbach believes . _Ii another personal instance , dry...

H ALF way thiough a movie you may see people getting _| up and walking out That does not ( necessarily mean they are disgusted with the picture . It s just that they came in right there in the first show . This is where we came in , they say , and they dont care to see the second half of the film twice ( Query , by the way : Jesus on History I , Lesson for March 11 , _~ 1956 Is a movie , or a 5 book , that isnt worth seeing or reading twice , j worth seeing at . all ) In ancient • times , the learned j Greeks thought * I that history was I | like a motion pic- j I ture shown over I and over again Dr . Foreman I If a man lived long enough he could see history repeat itself , . they thought . The diagram which to the Greek mind best represent- &amp;gt; ed history would be a circle Fly , moth or man , going around in circles will never get anywhere HiS tory , the Greeks thought , is like that . It moves , but it never gets any whei e . History Goes Somewhere The Bible s view of his...

50 Years Ago This Week on Lancaster Farms ( This Week In 1905 ) By JACK REICHARD Russia Appeals For U . S . Scientific Advice Fifty years ago the Russiar government appealed to Ameri can scientists for aid in solving its- European soil problem . This week in 1906 the California Uni versity College of Agriculture reported it had received specimens of the famous black earth from European Russia for analysis The Russians wanted advice o _ n methods to revive the soil for agriculture purposes Cotto v n Seed Oil Returned As Olive Oil A 1906 report from the cotton _growing sections of the South declared the United States had shipped one and one-half milion dollars worth of- cottonseed Dil to Italy , which came back to ; his country as pure olive oil an _jottles , ( impressively labeled , wir- ; d and sealed . What Was It ? Harry Starr Wonders That s what Harry Starr , s Lancaster ifarmer residing _^ neai Rohrerstown , wanted to know who had in his possession a catnabbit freak . Mr . Starr...

25 Years Ago Farm Board Head Resigned 25 Years Ago This Week Twenty-five years ago this week President Herbert Hoover • accepted the resignation of Alexander Legge , of Chicago , as chairman of the Federal Farm Board . James C . Stone , of Kentucky , was immediately appointed to succeed Mr . Legge . In announcing the new appointment , President Hoover pointed out that the new chairman had been a member of the board from its _organization , . with many years experience m co-operative marketing , the fundamental principal on which the agency reported . Unofficial Use Of State Auto * Government officials and other personnel with State cars assigned ito their use were instructed an plain words just when the autos were to be used . In a special communique issued by Governor Pinchot , 25 years ago this week , the use of State cars on Sundays and for unofficial purposes on all other days of the week had to be ended . At the same time ( it was announced that all motor vehicles of the State ...

_Eastern States Purchases Hit $ 80 Million _* Farmers in nine northeastern states purchased more than $ 80 million worth of supplies through their Eastern States Fanner s Exchange m 1955 , more than 1000 members learned here as they attended the 38 th annual meeting of their cooperative at the High School oi Commerce in West Springfield Mass , The exact 1955 figure was $ 80 , 428 , 260 Total net savings for 1955 were $ 3 , 305 , 842 Of this sum , some $ 2 , 309 , 842 will be returned to members starting May 1 m proportion to their purchases through the cooperative in 1955 This patronage refund represents what was left over from 1955 receipts after paying for all goods and services and providing for capital needs . Significant Gains General Manager William D Milsop reported significant gains in nearly all lines of commodities _, ins report indicated that feed . volume was down slightly which tends to reflect the drop of farm income over the past year Eastern States deals strictly in ...

Trichinosis in Two Areas Under Close Watcning Twenty-six reported cases of trichinosis in Pennsylvania _^ — with 23 in Lebanon County — has placed the State Health Department at Harnsburg on an alert , and close surveillance is being made on the LancasterLebanon County area Three cases were reported m the Lititz area , but no new cases have been reported in Lancaster County for several weeks . Dr . Berwyn F . Mattison , state secretary of health , warns Trichinosis is an unnecessary and easily-prevented illness traceable to eating raw or insufficiently AWARDS ROAD CONTRACTS HARRISBURG — Secretary of Highways Joseph J Lawler has awarded two road contracts amounting to $ 202 , 191 that include Chester County — U . S . Route 1 in West Nottingham Township Constiuct 0 40 of a mile of reinforced concrete pavement _variable 25 to 45 iee . t wade from the Pennsylvania-Maryland State Line , north , to Edwaid A . Daylor Co , Inc , Box 551 , Coatesville , Pa $ 99 , 324 15 . cooked pork product...

Outlook for March 1956 The Weather Bureau s 30-day outlook for March calls for temperatures to average below normal west of the Continental Divide and near normal- in the northern Border States . * In the remainder of the nation above normal temperatures are indicated , wth greatest departures in the Lower Mississippi Valley . Precipitation is expected to be subnor mal in the Southwest , Southern Plains , South Atlantic States , and New England . Greater than normal amounts are predicted for the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys and the Pacific Northwest , with near normal elsewhere .

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For the Farm Wife and Family There are signs of spring h the air , but no one can tell what March may bring . Just the ide _^ of the grass greening up , some touches of warmer temperatures and plans for gardening — all make one sure that winter s gone spring cant be far away . Ye 1 some times March offers some unpredictable , rugged weather . It s planting time , and soon i 1 will be gardening time As to the size of your garden , one suggests selecting plots of two sizes , then use the one you think you can best manage in the hot , humid days of summer . * Mrs . Levi Martin , up at R 2 Ephrata , sends m several good recipes this week , and to her goes this week s free one-year subscription to Lancaster Farming . Here s what Mrs Martin - writes : Enclosed are a few good recipes . I dont like to miss any issue of your paper . PINEAPPLE SALAD One can pineapple Two oranges Ten marshmallows One cup chopped nuts Mix with - DRESSING One-half cup sugar - Two tablespoons flour Two eggs Add t...